TY Students Litter Picking

Transition Years litter picking today in Skibbereen. Thanks to Mr. Sean Ronan and Ms. Orla O’Sullivan for organising.


Leaving Cert Graduation Day, May 17th 2023

Our Leaving Certs as First Years!!!!

Skibbereen Community School said goodbye to the Leaving Cert Year Group of 2023 yesterday. Over 550 Students, Staff, Parents/Guardians and Friends all attended the ceremony in the sports hall and celebrations afterwards in the canteen. Fr. Heinhold gave a lovely service and Mr. O Mahony, Principal gave many words of advice and wisdom. Many thanks to Ms.Rosie O Brien, Chaplain for organising the event. Many thanks to Ms. Colette Brennan, Music Dept. and the School Choir/Musiciens/ Singers who performed admirably. Thanks to Ms. Mary Kelleher Fowler for the booklets and to Ms. Margerat Maloney and Ms. Ciara Walsh in the office. Thankyou to Ms. Courtney for the Baloon display. Thanks also to those Leaving Certs who read, brought up gifts and prepared the hall. Many thanks to all the school staff who helped out on the day and thanks also to Canteen and BAM staff for all their efforts.

Junior Ladies Football Team are crowned LGFA Cork County Champions, May 17th

Congratulations to our Junior Ladies Football Team and their coaches, Ms. Anna Ward, Ms. Ella Ryan and Mr. Ger Carey who were crowned LGFA Cork County Champions yesterday after beating Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig on a scoreline of 2-22 to 3-9. A fantastic achievement. Our school is extremely proud of them!

Our Senior Ladies Football Team are crowned LGFA Cork County "A" Champions, May 16th

Congratulations to our Senior Ladies Football Team who were crowned LGFA Cork County “A” Champions today in Bandon. They beat the defending Champions, St.Mary’s of Midleton in a super game of football. This was definitely a case of revenge for Skibbereen as both teams also met last year. Many thanks to all the panel and coaches of Ms.Ella Ryan, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Ger Carey for a huge effort over a very long season. Many thanks to all those staff, students, past pupils and parents who travelled to Bandon and a sincere thanks to all our local clubs for their continued support. We wish our Junior Ladies Football Team the very best of luck in their County Final against Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig tomorrow! SCS Abú

Class 2D Present Life Jackets to Students in the LRC

In this heartwarming picture, we see the students of class 2D proudly presenting brand new lifejackets to their fellow students in the LRC (Learning Resource Centre).

The journey towards this special moment began when class 2D organised a Fairtrade Bakesale before Easter as part of their efforts to earn a fairtrade badge for our school. Through their hard work and dedication, they managed to raise an impressive sum of €137. However, instead of keeping the money for themselves, the compassionate students decided to donate it to a worthy cause. After much deliberation, they chose the LRC as the recipient of their donation, recognizing the need for essential equipment for various outdoor activities.

With the funds raised, the students of class 2D were able to purchase lifejackets for the LRC students. The presentation of these lifejackets was truly a moment of joy and celebration, highlighting the kindness and generosity that exists within our school community.

Thank you to Chamarine Safety services for the life jackets and thank you to Ms. Grace Callaghan and Ms. Carla Nugent for organising this event for the students.

Coeliac Awareness Week

A busy week in SCS marking many different important events from Coeliac Awareness Week to Bike Week to LGBTI Awareness Week.

All students in SCS are reminded to support our LGBTI friends and to prevent bullying.

It is very important to include coeliacs at every opportunity and all students are encouraged to promote fitness through cycling.

Many thanks to Ms. Grace Callaghan and Ms. Órla O’Sullivan for organising.

Economics FC vs. Chemistry United

6th Year Economists prevail in epic clash in SCS showdown.  Established in 2021, Economics FC finally lined out in their famous yellow and black on a sunny Monday afternoon.  A fine crowd of students welcomed both teams onto the school pitch for this lunchtime battle!

The Economics class had challenged the 6th year Chemistry class on Friday and the teams trained hard for a game bound for the history books.  In the end, Economics FC ran out 6-3 winners.

Goalscorers: Economics FC – Liam McCarthy (2), Byron O’Sullivan (2), Damien Fernandes (1), John Hurley (pen) Chemistry United – Conor Tobin, Colm Harrington and Paddy French (1).

A big thanks to Mr O’Shea who refereed the 1st half and to Liam Murray who refereed the 2nd half.

South Munster Schools Athletics

The final events of the South Munster Schools  Track and Field Championships were held at a sunny Mardyke on Saturday last.

Caoimhe Flannery (3rd Year) retained the Intermediate (u17) 1500m Steeplechase in style, breaking the South Munster record she set herself last year, by 6 seconds.

Dáire Bohane (1st year) competed well in the Junior 100m and Long jump.

With the first 3 qualifying in each event, Caoimhe will now proceed ,with Diana, Katie, Elaine and Lorraine to the Munster Schools Track and Field finals, in Castleisland.

Best of luck to all.

First and Second Year Sports Day organised by the TY Sports Admin Class, May 12th

Well done to all those First and Second Year Students who took part in today’s Sports Day. The weather could not have been better and the TY Sports Admin class could not have done a better job in organising all the events. Many thnaks to all of them and their teacher, Mr. Moore.

South Munster Schools Athletics

Success again for Skibbereen community School in the South Munster Athletics.

Intermediate Javelin 500g

Katie kingston 1st with an excellent throw of 35.99m in torrential rain. This is Katie’s 2nd gold medal in the south Munsters & has now qualified for two events in the Munsters.

Junior Javelin 400g

Elaine O’Sullivan had a brilliant throw of 29.20m to win the competition, Elaine has also gained a 3rd place in Discus so again will be representing the school in two events at Munster level.

Lorraine Coakley also competed in the Junior Javelin competition and had another brilliant throw of 25.26m to earn 3rd place in a very competitive competition. Lorraine also will be going forward to the Munsters which will be held in Castleisland on May 20th.

Congratulations & well done to all involved.

TY Activities Day with Surfing and Kayaking, May 11th

TY Students enjoyed their day Surfing in Inchydoney and Kayaking in Schull harbour. Many thanks to Ms. Maria Wilson, Ms. Anna Ward and Mr. Conor Uhl for accompanying them.

School Athletics

Well done to our athletes who competed at the South Munster Schools Competition in Kilworth at the Fanahan McSweeney throwing arena last weekend.

Intermediate Girls Discus 

1st Katie Kingston - 26.81m.

2nd Diana Rose Coakley - 26.80m (just 1cm between them after 5 throws each).

Junior Girls Discus

3rd Elaine O'Sullivan - 26.21m.

4th Lorraine Coakley - 24.08m (has another year in junior).

Intermediate Girls Hammer 3kg

2nd Diana Rose Coakley - 34.23m (her best this year).

Katie, Diana and Elaine qualify for Munster on Saturday 20th in Castleisland Co. Kerry.

Uniform Swop Shop, Friday May 26th and May 31st!

SCS School Uniform Swap Shop! 

In order to address the environmental impact of the textile industry (the second largest contributor to global pollution) and to reduce economic costs to families, SCS are excited to announce our first School Uniform Swap Shop! 

Accepted items 

Clean, very good – excellent condition: 

  • School jumpers 

  • School trousers 

  • School skirts  

Any additional new / unused school uniform items will also be gratefully received (shirts, shoes etc) 

Items need be donated by Friday 26 May. Items may be handed into the school office 
Parents will be invited to collect “new” uniform items on Wednesday 31 May (more details to follow) 
There will be no charge for the “Swap Shop” 

SCS Green Schools Committee

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Michelin Star Chef Visits SCS

A massive thank you to Ahmed Dede and Maria from the highly decorated Baltimore Custom House restaurant for coming into our TY cookery and food & hospitality module students today.

A fantastic talk on how Ahmed always worked harder than everyone and always had perfection as his only goal, to make his dreams a reality.

When the professional footballer career didn’t work out he put his passion for food to the fore and set himself the ambitious target to earn the highly coveted Michelin star.

Having now earned his second Michelin star, he and Maria continue to work tirelessly on fine tuning their high performance team to achieve the third.

Such an inspiring talk all about working hard and never letting anyone tell you, you can’t achieve. We look forward to welcoming Ahmed back for a master class in the future.

A big thank you to the Home Economics teachers for facilitating.

Cork Bike Week

Our second ‘Tour de Trag’ was a massive success on Friday.

30 second years cycled to Trag via lissard with Cycle Sense as part of Cork Bike Week. They also attended a cycling skills workshop.

Our school is heavily invested in the promotion of safe cycling with plans for the future development of it next year.

Thanks to Ms. Órla O’Sullivan and Mr. Chris O’Brien for accompanying them and to our 4th Years, Donal O’Callaghan, Daniel Cleary, William O’Donovan, Aidan Fahy and Sean Connolly who were superb stewards. Tour de France watch out as we are on our way!

National Bike Week Cycle to Trag, May 5th

Well done to all those who took part in the Cycle To Trag last week. The event was part of National Bike Week and was supported by Cycle Sense in Skibbereen. Many thanks to Ruth and Kate from Cycle Sense for all the training, the TY students for their marshalling and many thanks to Ms. Orla O Sullivan for all the coordinatng.